Definitions:
Standards
CARB-P1: California Air Resources Board Phase 1 emission standard (Allow
sell-through date for PB & MDF is until Dec 31, 2011)
CARB-P2: California Air Resources Board Phase 2 emission standard
(Enforcement date for PB & MDF is Jan 01, 2012)
ANSI A208.1 & 2: North America voluntary standards ANSI A208.1-
2009 Particleboard & ANSI A208.2-2009 MDF (include most of
industrial particle boards and MDF)
E2: European E2 emission standard (Most import products from Asia
are E2 or worse)
E1: European E1 emission standard
E0: European E0 emission standard
SE0: European Super E0 emission standard
F**: Japanese F-Star2 emission standard
F***: Japanese F-Star3 emission standard
F****: Japanese F-Star4 emission standard
JIS: Japanese Industrial Standard
Products
HWPW: – Hardwood / Plywood
PW: – Industrial plywood
PB: – Particleboard
MDF: – Medium density fiberboard
ppm: – Parts per million
